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<blockquote data-quote="ert" data-source="post: 2397861" data-attributes="member: 504712"><p>[QUOTE="steveo4, post: 2397841, member: 79732"}. I feel like I'm taking too many correction doses while some of the bolus has yet to finish.</p></blockquote><p>I never take extra fast-acting insulin during the 5 hour window of its fixed curve and I rarely hypo. Injected insulin follows a fixed curve over five hours and dose not match the food you eat. If you eat normally you will spike your blood sugars. DAFNE says to ignore the spike (it's not for long). If your blood sugars return to their pre-meal levels then you have dosed correctly. If not and they are higher, add a correction to your next meal. This information was ground breaking for me. Initially, I was eating packets of fast-acting jelly beans. Now I don't stack insulin I may need a dexter table every couple of months.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="ert, post: 2397861, member: 504712"] [QUOTE="steveo4, post: 2397841, member: 79732"}. I feel like I'm taking too many correction doses while some of the bolus has yet to finish.[/QUOTE] I never take extra fast-acting insulin during the 5 hour window of its fixed curve and I rarely hypo. Injected insulin follows a fixed curve over five hours and dose not match the food you eat. If you eat normally you will spike your blood sugars. DAFNE says to ignore the spike (it's not for long). If your blood sugars return to their pre-meal levels then you have dosed correctly. If not and they are higher, add a correction to your next meal. This information was ground breaking for me. Initially, I was eating packets of fast-acting jelly beans. Now I don't stack insulin I may need a dexter table every couple of months. [/QUOTE]
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